N.Z. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
PROGRESS OF TOURNEY ARMISHAW AND HOGG STILL IN Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Thursday. The New Zealand boxing championships were continued this evening, and will conclude to-morow evening. Following are the results: Fly-weights.—S. Purton (Grey mouth), 7st 91b, beat F. Pearcy (Auckland), 7st 41b, in a scientific exhibition of boxing; N. Roebuck (Taranaki), Tst 91b, beat C. Hurne (Wellington), Tst Sib, on points. Feather-weights.—O. Adams (Wellington) defaulted to T. Donovan (Taranaki); W. C«. Leckie (Otago), Sst 121 b, knocked out G. Steele (Southland), 9st, in the third round. Light-weights.—A. Jones (Southland), 9st 81b, gained a technical knock-out over T. Slattery (Auckland), 9st 101 b, in the third round. Welter-weights^—E. Armishaw (Auckland), lOst 71b, beat P. J. Stone (Wellington), lOst 31b, on points; S. Hughes (Otago), lOst 61b, beat D. Richardson (North Otago), lOst 71b, on points; o. .Taggers (Christchurch), lOst lib, beat L. W. Gee (Bay of Plenty), lOst 41b, on points. This was one of the best bouts of the night, Jaggers winning in a masterly fashion. Middle-weights.—C. Pocock (Christchurch), list 21b, beat J. Hepburn (Hawke’s Bay), list 31b; H. Cotter (Greymoutli), lOst 131 b, beat R. Anderson (Otago), list, on points; Pocock (Christchurch), list 21b, beat A. Dickson (Southland), list 31b, on points. Light Heavy-weights.—A. J. Cleverly (Wellington), list 71b, beat F. Shimanski (Christchurch), list 111 b, on points; C. Hogg (Auckland), list 71b, knocked out G. Spencer (Bluff), list 111 b, in the second round; J. Hepburn (Hawke's Bay), defaulted to A. Cleverly (Wellington). Heavy-weights.—J. G. Leckie (Otago), 12st 91b, beat P. -McCarthy (Auckland), 12st Sib. McCarthy was on the verge of a knock-out several times during the bout.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 127, 19 August 1927, Page 10
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